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Is LASH a Scrabble Word?

Yes, LASH is a valid Scrabble word. It is used as a verb and a noun, most often meaning “beat severely with a whip or rod”.

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Is LASH a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. LASH is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends, and it has 1 anagram: LAHS.

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Letters
4
Scrabble
7 pts
Words With Friends
7 pts
Anagrams
1
Familiarity
99th percentile

LASH meaning and definition

LASH has 4 common senses and works as a verb and a noun. The most common meaning is listed first.

LASH as a verb

  1. Beat severely with a whip or rod.
  2. Lash or flick about sharply.

LASH as a noun

  1. Any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids.
  2. Leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip.

LASH Scrabble score and Words With Friends points

LASH scores 7 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. The highest-value tile is H, worth 4 in Scrabble.

Letter-by-letter tile values

LetterScrabbleWords With Friends
L12
A11
S11
H43
Total77

LASH on premium squares

On a double word square LASH scores 14 in Scrabble; on a triple word square, 21. Putting H on a triple letter square instead adds 8 points. Its middling value makes it a flexible play for scoring steadily without breaking up a strong rack. At 4 letters it fits tight spots on a crowded board.

Anagrams of LASH

1 word uses exactly the same 4 letters as LASH.

  • lahs7

Unscramble LASH: 14 words from its letters

The letters L, A, S, H make 14 shorter words, up to 3 letters long. Most common first.

  • ash6
  • as2
  • al2
  • la2
  • als3
  • ha5
  • lah6
  • ah5
  • ahs6
  • has6
  • las3
  • sal3
  • sh5
  • sha6

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  • ash6
  • lah6
  • las3

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LASH word facts

LASH is a 4-letter word with 4 distinct letters: 1 vowel (A) and 3 consonants. It starts with L and ends with H. By corpus frequency, LASH is among the top 1% most familiar words in the dictionary.

Holding the letters L, A, S, H on your rack? The word unscrambler lists every word they make, sorted by score, and the anagram solver finds words that use all 4 of them. To check another word before you play it, use the Scrabble word checker.

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LASH Scrabble word FAQ

Is LASH a Scrabble word?

Yes. LASH is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends before premium squares.

What does LASH mean?

LASH is used as a verb and a noun. Its most common meaning is “beat severely with a whip or rod”.

How many points is LASH worth in Scrabble?

LASH is worth 7 points in Scrabble: L (1) + A (1) + S (1) + H (4). On a double word square it scores 14, and on a triple word square 21.

How many points is LASH in Words With Friends?

LASH is worth 7 points in Words With Friends, which uses different tile values from Scrabble.

What are the anagrams of LASH?

LASH has 1 anagram: LAHS. Each uses exactly the same letters.

What words can you make from the letters in LASH?

You can make 14 shorter words from the letters in LASH, including ASH, AS, AL and LA.

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